Maha CM slams BJP's 'misguided' Hindutva, calls out Centre over inflation

Maha CM Thackeray slams BJP for its ‘misguided’ Hindutva
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray
wrapped up his public
meeting in Aurangabad
cityonWednesdaynight,
with an anecdotal refer-
ence to a Rajesh Khanna
movie‘
AajKaMLA
’inan
oblique reference to in-
flation across India.
“In the movie, the
MLA (with Khanna as
CM) is approached to
hike commodity prices
from Rs25 to Rs50 by
traders. He ordered a
hike of Rs100 instead ex-
plaining that after ex-
pectedpublicoutcryover
the price rise, he would
announce a reduction of
Rs50, exactly what the
traders wanted to begin
with,” Thackeray said in
reference to current pe-
troleum prices in the
country
.
Criticizing the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty’s brand of Hindutva
(as predicted by First In-
dia in its June 07 issue),
he said, “Once the BJP
sought a Bharat bandh
during Ganesh Chatur-
thi. As it was unlikely to
happen without the Shiv
Sena’s support, I spoke
to Balasaheb (Thacker-
ay) as the bandh’s date
coincided with the festi-
val. He did not support
the bandh.”
The chief minister
also spoke about his con-
versation with senior
BJP leader, the late Su-
shma Swaraj, when the
latter had said that en-
forcing a bandh on one
out of 10 days of the
Ganesh Chaturthi festi-
val would not hurt. “I
toldSushmajithatallthe
ten days of the Hindu
festival of Ganesh
Chaturthi were of im-
mense significance to
Hindus. And then, I re-
jected the BJP’s call for a
bandh.”
“In Sambhajinagar
(officially known as Au-
rangabad) we have re-
duced existing water
tariffs by 50%. It is not a
superficial reduction
like we see in fuel pric-
es,” he added.
Earlier, he took on the
BJPforthespateof raids
and actions against Ma-
harashtra Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) constituents
throughtheactionsiniti-
ated by the Enforcement
Directorate, CBI and
othercentralrevenuein-
telligence agencies.
“Pleaseusecentralagen-
cies to also target those
gunning down our own
Indian Kashmiri Pan-
dits in their homes and
workplaces. In which di-
rection is the BJP taking
India and Maharash-
tra?” he questioned.
The CM also noted
that he was also a ‘Ram
Bhakt’, who carried lord
Rama in his heart but
his efforts were aimed at
providing jobs to people
in the state. “We do not
discriminate on the ba-
sis of religion (like the
BJP),” he asserted.
HARSH CRITIQUE
CM Uddhav Thackeray speaking at the rally in Aurangabad.
Sharad Pawar breaks silence, dials BVA chief Hitendra Thakur
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Last-minute
adjustments and allure-
ments were discussed
by political parties on
Thursday on the eve of
elections to six Rajya
Sabha seats from Maha-
rashtra. Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
chief Sharad Pawar
raised hackles by plac-
ing a phone call to Ba-
hujan Vikas Aghadi
(BVA) chief Hitendra
Thakur. Sixteen small
parties and 13 inde-
pendent MLAs stand to
be the deciding factor in
pollstotheUpperHouse
of Parliament slated for
today
.
A senior political
leader told First India,
“Initially, Pawar had
said that he would
transfer the 11 addition-
al NCP MLA votes to
Chhatrapati Sambhaji-
raje, when he first an-
nounced plans to con-
test as an independent.
Then he recalibrated
and said committed the
votes to the second Ra-
jya Sabha candidate
nominated by Shiv
Sena. He had main-
tained a quiet stance
thereafter,eventhrough
the thick of the raging
controversy that en-
sued with Sambhaji-
raje declining Sena’s
offer to join them.”
“With the 11 ex-
tra NCP MLA votes
committed to Shiv Se-
na’s Sanjay Pawar, the
NCP chief called up
Thakur to ensure that
his party’s first prefer-
ence --RS candidate
Praful Patel--secures
the BVA’s three MLA
votes apart from the 42
committed NCP votes
already in his kitty. Pa-
tel is keen to
secure at
least 47 first
preference
votes,” add-
ed the
leader.
On Thursday, a
PMLA court rejected
the plea of jailed NCP
leaders Anil Deshmukh
and Nawab Malik seek-
ing permission to cast
their votes in the RS
polls.
Also, with Enforce-
ment Directorate cases
pending against
Thakur’s son (MLA)
Kshitij since 2020, the
BJP is trying to lever-
age three BVA votes for
its third RS candidate,
Dhananjay Mahadik.
Even the Congress
has tightened its grip
on its 44 MLAs despite
discontent over the
nomination of Imran
Pratapgarhi. Brewing
discontent was dissi-
pated, after former Ma-
harashtra CM, Ashok
Chavan, revealed that
Pratapgarhi’s name
was nominated from
Maharashtra at the be-
hest of Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra.
A senior Congress
leader told First India,
“It will be crucial that
all 44 Congress MLAs
remain present on Fri-
day for the RS polls
from the state. Even if
one or two abstain for
some reason, the Con-
gress nominee’s pros-
pects may come into
jeopardy. Serious ef-
forts are being made to
pre-empt any such out-
come.”
STATUS QUO
NCP chief seeks to
enhance first
preference vote
prospects for party
loyalist Praful Patel,
having committed 11
MLA votes to Shiv
Sena
BOLD STATEMENTS
Calls out Centre for inflation,
reiterates plans to initiate concrete
devt schemes in Aurangabad
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On Prophet row, Iran
pulls down its version
New Delhi: Iran has pulled
down its readout, wherein
it stated that Iran’s
Foreign Minister Hossein
Amirabdollahian raised
concerns about remarks
against Prophet Muham-
mad in his meeting with
NSA Ajit Doval. Readout
had stated that Doval had
assured action. P6
UNCTAD: India’s FDI
rank rises to 7th
New Delhi: India’s rank
jumped one notch to
7th position among top
recipients of FDI in 2021
despite FDI inflows into
country declining. In
report released on Thurs-
day, UNCTAD said FDI
inflows to India declined
to $45 bn in 2021 from
$64 bn in preceding year.
Srinagar: Curfew has
been imposed Army has
been called in to conduct
a flag march in Bhaderwah
town of JK’s Doda
district over attempts
by some elements to
create communal tension.
Cops said they would act
against anyone found
violating law and order.
Curfew in Jammu’s
Bhaderwah Town
Jain’s ED custody
extended till June 13
New Delhi: Delhi
minister Satyendar Jain’s
custody with the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
has been extended till 13
June by a Delhi court.
The Delhi health minister
and Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) leader also filed a
bail application through
his lawyer in court.
Court grants bail to
Rohit Joshi
New Delhi: Tis Hazari
court on Thursday
granted conditional antici-
patory bail to Rohit Joshi,
son of cabinet minister
Mahesh Joshi, in the rape
case. The court ruled that
Rohit will not leave Delhi
or India without permis-
sion and appear before
IO on Friday and in future
whenever called. P5
Qutub: Court defers
verdict on pleas
New Delhi: A Delhi court
on Thursday deferred its
verdict on the pleas seek-
ing restoration of the right
to worship for Hindus and
Jains at the Quwwat-Ul-
Islam mosque on Qutub
Minar premises, saying a
fresh application has been
filed in the case.
PRESIDENTIAL
POLLS ON JULY 18
New President will be elected by 4,809
members comprising MPs and MLAs
The election for the Vice President of India
is expected to take place in August 2022
16TH
PRESIDENT
OF INDIA
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The pro-
cess for election of the
next president will be
completed before Presi-
dent Ram Nath Ko-
vind’s five-year term
ends on July 24 and so
on July 18 we will
choose the 16th Presi-
dent of India. The elec-
tion results will be de-
clared three days later
on July 21, the Election
Commission (EC) an-
nounced on Thursday
.
Addressing a press
conference, CEC Rajiv
Kumar and election
commissioner Anup
Chandra Pandey an-
nounced that incum-
bent Ram Nath Kovind’s
successor will be elected
by 4,809 members of the
electoral college com-
prising MPs and MLAs.
The voting will take
place in the Parliament
complex and the state
legislative assemblies
and Covid-19 protocols
will be followed in the
conduct of the election.
CEC Rajiv Kumar and EC Anup Chandra Pandey address a press conference regarding announcement
of the schedule of the upcoming Presidential elections at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi on Thursday.
ELECTORS ARE NOT BOUND
TO VOTE ALONG PARTY LINES
Nominated MPs and members of the legislative
council aren’t allowed to vote. Each elector is
allowed a single transferable vote, and the voting is
done by secret ballot. Since the anti-defection law is
not applicable in the presidential election, electors are
not bound to vote along party lines.
Political parties cannot issue a whip to its
members. The election can also be held
invalid if there is evidence of inducement
or bribery by the Supreme Court.
—Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner
IMPORTANT DATES
JUNE 15: Formal notifi-
cation will be issued
JUNE 29: Last date for
filing nominations
JUNE 30: Last date for
scrutiny of nominations
JULY 2: Last date for
withdrawal of candidature
JULY 18: Date of polling
of the votes
JULY 21: Counting of
votes will take place
BATTLEFIELD READY!
RS elections today
...in Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka Maharashtra
New Delhi: The elec-
tions to fill 57 RS seats
across 15 states will be
held on Friday results
will be announced the
same day
. The surprise
entry of 2 media barons
as Independent candi-
dates in Haryana and
Rajasthan; move by rul-
ing BJP, Congress and
JD(S) to try their luck
for 4th seat in K’taka
despite not having the
numbers; and the BJP
Shiv Sena’s decision to
field an extra candidate
in Maha have forced
elections for 16 vacant
RS in these 4 states.
RS POLLS FOR 4 SEATS IN RAJASTHAN
The fate of Congress’s Randeep Surjewala, Mukul
Wasnik, Pramod Tiwari, and BJP’s Ghanshyam Tiwari,
and independent backed by BJP Subhash Chandra will
be sealed today as Rajya Sabha polls happen on 4 seats.
entry of media baron Subhash Chandra will be a chal-
lenge for Congress’s Pramod Tiwari in Rajya Sabha polls
today.
BAIL DENIED: MALIK, DESHMUKH MOVE HC
Mumbai: In a huge setback to Maharashtra’s ruling coali-
tion, a court on Thursday rejected bail for two arrested
leaders, Nawab Malik and
Anil Deshmukh, whose
votes were critical in RS
polls. They wanted a day’s
bail but court agreed with
ED’s argument that “pris-
oners do not have voting
rights”. Later, the duo approached Bombay HC against a
special court’s order refusing to grant them temporary bail.
DD D-G Mayank Agrawal gets
addl charge of Prasar Bharati CEO
New Delhi (Agencies):
Doordarshan and Doord-
arshan News Director-
General Mayank Kumar
Agrawal has been given
the additional charge of
PrasarBharatiCEO.The
decision, to give the ad-
ditional charge to the
1989-batch Indian Infor-
mation Service official
till further orders or reg-
ular ap-
p o i n t -
ment to
the post,
wastaken
following
an ap-
p r o v a l
from Information and
Broadcasting Minister
Anurag Thakur.
The move came after
the five-year tenure of
Shashi Shekhar Vem-
pati as Prasar Bharati
CEO came to an end on
Wednesday. Vempati
was appointed as CEO
of the public broadcast-
er in June 2017, on the
recommendation of a
three-member commit-
tee headed by the then
Vice-President.

NEWS
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022
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COUNCIL POLLS: KHOT, NCP’S KHADSE,
CONG’S JAGTAP, HANDORE FILE PAPERS
Now, 12 contestants in fray for elections to 10 seats of the state Legislative Council slated for June 20
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Former Ma-
harashtra minister
and Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) ally Sad-
abhau Khot on Thurs-
day filed his nomina-
tion for the upcoming
polls to 10 seats of the
state Legislative
Council as a BJP-
backed independent
candidate. Mean-
while, Sharad Pawar-
led Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP)
nominated veteran
politician Eknath
Khadse. Congress
leaders Bhai Jagtap
and Chandrakant
Handore also filed
their nominations on
the day
.
The BJP, which has
fielded five candidates
of its own so far, ex-
tended its support to
Khot. BJP’s state unit
President Chandrakant
Patil accompanied
Khot when the latter
filed his nomination in
Mumbai.
With Khot’s entry,
there are now 12 candi-
dates in the arena for
the elections to the Up-
per House of the state
Legislature to be held
on June 20.Khot was
earlier a member of the
Legislative Council. He
is the founder of Rayat
Kranti Sanghatana,
which had supported
the erstwhile BJP-led
government in the
state. He was minister
of state for agriculture
in the Devendra Fad-
navis-led dispensation
that was in power be-
tween 2014 and 2019.
“Khot has filed his
nomination as an inde-
pendent candidate and
our party has decided to
extend support to him.
He is a popular farmer
leader in the state,” said
Patil. The ruling Maha
Vikas Aghadi (MVA) al-
lies - Shiv Sena, NCP
and Congress - have
named two candidates
each for the Legislative
Council polls.
Khadse -- who had
switched over from the
BJP – will now contest
elections to the Maha-
rashtra Legislative
Council as an NCP can-
didate. Speaking to re-
porters after filing his
nomination on Thurs-
day, he said, “I will now
work for the NCP and
live up to the confidence
shown in me by Sharad
Pawar.” The Sharad Pa-
war-led party facilitated
his political rehabilita-
tion after the BJP, to
which he originally be-
longed, pushed him into
political wilderness, he
added.
Khadse claimed that
the BJP had offered him
a governor’s post and
later a Rajya Sabha seat
(before he left the party)
but Bhagwat Karad was
nominated at the last
minute to the Rajya
Sabha. He also said the
BJP’s denial of nomina-
tion for Council polls to
Pankaja Munde, daugh-
ter of the late Gopinath
Munde, was an injus-
tice to her. It was be-
cause of Munde and
late Pramod Mahajan
that the BJP grew in the
state, he said.
Muslim delegation files
complaint against Nupur
Mumbai (PTI): A
Muslim community
delegation has filed a
complaint with Thane
police against sus-
pended Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party (BJP)
Spokesperson Nupur
Sharma. They have
demanded that a First
Information Report
(FIR) be registered
against her over her
objectionable re-
marks against Proph-
et Mohammad.
Adelegationof theAll
India Progressive Mus-
lim Welfare Committee
on Tuesday submitted
the complaint against
Sharma at the Amber-
nath police station in
Thane district adjoining
Mumbai,saidanofficial.
So far, the police have
not registered an FIR,
and are conducting an
enquiry into the com-
plaint after which fur-
ther course of action
will be decided, the of-
ficial added.
Sharma has already
been summoned by the
Mumbra police in
Thane to record her
statement before the in-
vestigating officer on
June 22.
The Pydhonie police
in Mumbai had also
registered an FIR
against her on May 28
for her objectionable re-
marks.
On Sunday, the BJP
had suspended Sharma
and expelled its Delhi
unitmediaheadNaveen
Kumar Jindal after a
row over their alleged
derogatory remarks
against Prophet Mo-
hammad escalated with
protests from some
Muslim countries.
Sharma’s comments,
made during a TV de-
bate recently, and Jin-
dal’s now-deleted tweets
sparked a Twitter trend
calling for a boycott of
Indian products in
some Arab countries.
First India Bureau
Pune: The Koregaon
Bhima Commission,
which is investigating
the January 2018 vio-
lence near a memorial
in Pune district, has
issued summonses to
the heads of six politi-
cal parties in the state,
including the Shiv
Sena, Congress, and
BJP
, on the grounds
that their presence
will be useful in sug-
gesting measures to
avoid future incidents
of violence.
The commission’s
lawyer, advocate Ashish
Satpute, had filed an ap-
plicationbeforethecom-
mission’s chairman,
Jaynarayan Patel, re-
questing that summons
be issued to state chiefs
of Shiv Sena (CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray), BJP
(Chandrakant Patil),
Vanchit Bahujan Agha-
di (Prakash Ambedkar),
Maharashtra Navnir-
man Sena (Raj Thacker-
ay), Republic Party of
India (A) Ramdas Atha-
wale, and state Pradesh
Congress Committee
(Nana Patole).
Satpute stated in his
letter that the presence
of the above political
figures is useful before
the commission in sug-
gesting short and long-
term measures to be
taken by the district
administration and po-
lice to avoid the recur-
rence of such incidents.
The application also
stated that the commis-
sion had issued notices
to prominent political
leaders in 2018 also, but
barring NCP chief
Sharad Pawar none of
themmadeanyeffortsto
respond to the notices.
Satpute stated that it
was necessary to consid-
er the suggestions of the
political leaders of vari-
ous parties on whether
more powers should be
delegated to police offic-
erssothattheycaneffec-
tively control the situa-
tion like political bandh,
communal riots, politi-
cal agitations etc.
“Therefore, please is-
sue summons to the
aforesaid parties seek-
ing their presence be-
fore the inquiry com-
mission in order to re-
cord their evidence
which will be helpful in
the interest of justice,”
the plea stated.
Satpute said that
while accepting the pea,
the commission chair-
man ordered to issue
summons to the presi-
dents of six political
parties in the state to
attend the commission
in person or depute a
representative on their
behalf.
Commission summons chiefs of six political parties from Maharashtra
BHIMA KOREGAON CASE
lll
The summons
have been issued
on the grounds
that their
presence will be
useful in
suggesting
measures to
avoid future
incidents of
violence
The Koregaon Bhima violence occurred near a memorial in Pune
on January 1, 2018. —FILE PHOTO
Pune police says
violence erupted
near the war
memorial during
the bicentennial
anniversary of
the 1818 battle of
Koregaon Bhima
on January 1,
2018.
NCP’s Eknath Khadse speaking to the media outside Vidhan
Bhavan in Mumbai.
Cong’s Bhai Jagtap and Chandrakant Handore after filing their nominations.
—PHOTOS
BY
BHUSHAN
KOYANDE
ON THEIR WAY OUT
The 10 retiring members are - Legislative Council
Chairman Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, state Indus-
tries Minister Subhash Desai, Diwakar Raote,
Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Pravin
Darekar, Prasad Lad, Maratha leader Vinayak
Mete and former minister Sadabhau Khot- both
allies of the BJP, Surjitsinh Thakur, Ravindra
Phatak, and Sanjay Daund.
3 supporters of
Pankaja arrested
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: Three
supporters of Pan-
kaja Munde were
arrested on Thurs-
day while they were
on way to the BJP
office here to pro-
test against the
party’s decision not
to nominate her for
the upcoming polls
to the state Legisla-
tive Council, an of-
ficial said.
They raised slo-
gans in support of
Munde while heading
towards the BJP of-
ficelocatedinOsman-
pura area of Aurang-
abad.
“When they did not
stop, we detained
them and handed
them over to the Ved-
ant Nagar police,” the
official from Osman-
pura police station
told media.
An investigation
would reveal whether
they had any inten-
tion to vandalise the
party office, he said.
One of the support-
ers of Munde, while
being taken away by
police,claimed“injus-
tice” was being done
totheformerminister
andthattheOBCcom-
munity will reply to
the BJP over this.
TheBJPonWednes-
day declared five can-
didatesfortheupcom-
ing polls to 10 seats of
the Maharashtra Leg-
islative Council, but
the name of former
minister Pankaja
Munde, daughter of
BJP stalwart late
Gopinath Munde, did
not figure in the list.
Earlier, there were
speculations that the
party may nominate
Pankaja Munde, who
had lost to her cousin
Dhananjay Munde of
NCP in the 2019 state
Assembly polls.
Maharashtra BJP
chief Chandrakant
Patil on Wednesday
said he and senior
party leader Deven-
dra Fadnavis tried for
PankajaMunde’scan-
didature, but “it
seems the Central
leadership has some
other plans for her.”
Pankaja Munde
CM’s Aurangabad rally lacks
any substance, says Fadnavis
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Senior
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leader
Devendra Fadnavis
on Wednesday de-
scribed Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thacker-
ay’s speech in Au-
rangabad as full of
“taunts” and lacking
any substance.
Thackeray had said
that because of the BJP
,
the country had to face
an embarrassing situa-
tion at the international
level as it was “brought
to its knees and was
forced to apologize” by
the Arab countries over
the controversial re-
marks made by the par-
ty spokesperson on
Prophet Mohammad.
“It is contradictory to
see people who give lec-
tures to others but not
follow it (their advice),
when it comes to deci-
sion making. There has
beennoreductioninfuel
prices in Maharashtra,”
Fadnavis tweeted on so-
cial media, without tak-
ing Thackeray’s name.
A promise was made
to farmers to give huge
compensation for crop
loss but now (CM) has
no memory of it. I am
still asking the state
about when farmers
will get enough help,
he asked.
“Those who came up
with futile expectations
of changingthenameof
Aurangabad district to
Sambhajinagar, solving
the water crisis, and any
new plan of develop-
ment got nothing. The
only thing people got
weretauntsandtaunts,”
added Fadnavis.
BJP WORKERS DETAINED
Aurangabad: Sev-
eral BJP workers were
detained by the police
on Wednesday for their
plan to throw empty
vessels towards the
convoy of Maharashtra
Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray before he
addressed a rally in the
city. BJP’s Aurangabad
city unit President
Sanjay Kenekar, Raju
Shinde had intended to
hand over a memo-
randum to Thackeray
to highlight the water
woes in the city. “Later,
the police came to
know that these BJP
workers were plan-
ning to throw empty
utensils on the convoy
of Thackeray. So the
police took timely ac-
tion and detained them
before being released.
They were released
after the CM’s rally got
over,” he added.
Terms his speech
on Prophet Mohd
remarks bringing
embarrassment to
India ‘only taunts,
no substance’
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. —FILE PHOTO
Former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
BJP suspended her over alleged
derogatory remarks against
Prophet Mohammed
‘Money was
paid to attend
CM’s rally’
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: A
day after CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray
addressed a rally
here, BJP MLA
Nitesh Rane on
Thursday tweet-
ed a photograph
of Sena leader
C h a n d r a k a n t
Khaire standing
with a bundle of
cash in hand and
surrounded by a
few people.
The caption in
Marathi read-
‘Virat sabhecha
formula’ (formula
for a grand rally),
implying that peo-
ple were paid to at-
tend Thackeray’s
rally held at Mar-
athwada Sanskru-
tikMandalground.
Nitesh Rane

MAHARASHTRA
03
HC issues notices to CBI,
Union govt Subodh Jaiswal
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court (HC) on
Thursday issued no-
tices to the Central Bu-
reau of Investigation
(CBI), the Union Gov-
ernment and IPS of-
ficer Subodh Kumar
Jaiswal following a
plea challenging the
latter’s appointment
as the CBI director.
A bench, comprising
of Chief Justice Di-
pankar Datta and
Justice MS Karnik, was
hearing a plea filed by
Rajendra Trivedi, for-
mer ACP of the Maha-
rashtra Police. The
bench directed the
respondent agencies
and Jaiswal to file their
replies to the plea by
July 18.
On Thursday, Trive-
di’s advocate SB Tale-
kar also submitted an
affidavit, stating that a
private complaint of
defamation was filed
against Jaiswal in 2012
and a magistrate’s court
in the city had taken its
cognisance and issued a
process against him.
The matter was pending
hearing, Talekar said.
The HC took the affi-
davit on record. It will
hear the matter further
on July 28.
Jaiswal, who had ear-
lier held the post of Ma-
harashtra’s Director
General of Police (DGP),
wasappointedastheCBI
directorinMaylastyear.
In his plea, filed
through advocate Tale-
kar, Trivedi has sought
that Jaiswal’s appoint-
ment as the CBI direc-
tor be quashed. Trivedi
claimed Jaiswal’s ap-
pointment was in con-
travention of the Delhi
Police Establishment
Act, and sought that the
high court call for the
records and proceed-
ings of the three-mem-
ber committee that had
approved Jaiswal’s can-
didature.
The petition stated
that the CBI director
must necessarily be the
senior most Indian Po-
lice Service (IPS) officer
with impeccable and un-
breachable credibility
and an experience in in-
vestigation of anti-cor-
ruption cases.
It said that Jaiswal,
during his tenure as a
police officer, had never
been attached to any an-
ti-corruption wing and
hence, did not possess
the requisite experience
required under the Act.
The petition also stat-
ed that in 2002, a special
investigationteam(SIT),
headed by Jaiswal, who
was then a deputy in-
spector general, was set
up to investigate a fake
and counterfeit stamps
case, in reference to the
Telgi case.
STORY SO FAR
Plea challenging
Kumar Jaiswal’s
appointment as
the CBI director
filed by ex-Maha
police ACP
Rajendra Trivedi
HC judge avoids hearing
Anil Deshmukh's bail plea
in money laundering case
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bombay
High Court judge
Justice Bharati
Dangre on Thurs-
day recused herself
from hearing the pe-
tition filed by for-
mer Maharashtra
Home Minister Anil
Deshmukh seeking
bail in a money
laundering case.
Justice Dangre said
she would not be able
to hear the plea due to
“personal reasons”.
Deshmukh was ar-
rested by the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
on November 2, 2021,
and is currently in
judicial custody
.
The NCP leader had
filedthepetitioninthe
high court after a spe-
cial court rejected his
bail plea in March this
year. In his bail plea
filed in the high court
through advocates An-
iket Nikam and Inder-
pal Singh, Deshmukh
said he was targeted
bytheEDinafalseand
frivolous case and al-
leged that the agency
was
misusing its authority
.
The plea further re-
futed the charges
of money laundering
and said all the
alleged transactions
were documented.
Theapplicant(Desh-
mukh) is 73-years-old
and suffering from
variousage-relatedail-
ments, including
shoulder dislocation,
hyper tension and oth-
ers, the plea said.
“...These ailments
impact his immunity
level, which necessi-
tates his dependence
on a constant support
and help,” it said re-
questing the court to
show benevolent in-
dulgence and release
Deshmukh on bail.
The ED in its
affidavit had opposed
the bail plea and said
Deshmukh was the
brain behind the
conspiracy and that
he misused his
official position as
home minister.
Deshmukh was arrested by the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) on November 2, 2021, and is
currently in judicial custody. The NCP leader had
filed the petition in the high court after a special
court rejected his bail plea in March this year
WIFE HELD FOR KILLING HER
HUSBAND, PASSING IT AS SUICIDE
HELPER HELD FOR STEALING `15 LAKH
CASH FROM GRAIN MERCHANT’S SHOP
DOCTOR COUPLE DUPED OF `2 LAKH BY
FRAUDSTER POSING AS ARMY OFFICER
11 VEHICLES VANDALISED IN JANATA
VASAHAT AREA OF PUNE; FIVE DETAINED
Nagpur: A doctor couple from Nagpur was
duped of `2 lakh by a cyber fraudster who
posed as an Army officer and made one of the
victims, an ophthalmologist, click a link sent to
her mobile phone under the pretext of organ-
izing an eye check-up camp for jawans, police
said on Wednesday. The accused introduced
himself as an Army officer over the phone to the
ophthalmologist and said that he wanted to or-
ganize an eye check-up camp for 400 jawans, a
Bajaj Nagar police station official said. A case of
cheating was registered under the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act.
Pune: At least 11 vehicles were vandalised by
unidentified persons in a locality in Pune, police
said on Thursday. The incident took place in the
Janata Vasahat area of the city around 10.30 pm
on Wednesday, when some unidentified persons
damaged the vehicles, an official from Datta-
wadi police station said. Five persons have been
detained in connection with the incident, which
seems to be a fallout of a gang rivalry, he said. A
case under relevant sections of the IPC has been
registered in this regard, the official added.
Pune: A 30-year-old woman was arrested here
for allegedly killing her husband and later passing
his death as suicide, police said on Wednesday. The
incident occurred in the Tathawade area of Pimpri
Chinchwad township on Monday morning. A police
official said the victim used to quarrel with his wife
suspecting her character. The woman told the police
that her husband had hanged himself from the ceil-
ing fan and she brought his body down. “However,
the postmortem and the investigation revealed that
the man was murdered. He was hit on the head
with a hard object and strangled,” he said citing the
postmortem report. The woman admitted to killing
her husband during the investigation. She and the
deceased used to work as sugarcane cutters and
hailed from Parbhani district.
Nagpur: Police on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old
helper working with a grain merchant for allegedly
stealing `15 lakh from his shop in Nagpur city, an
official said. The accused, Govind Mankur (22), alleg-
edly stole the money from the locker of the complain-
ant’s shop in the Itwari area on June 06 and fled, the
official said. Mankur was picked up from the Lakad-
ganj area and the stolen cash was recovered from
him, he said, adding a case was registered.
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crucial
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Early puberty cases increased 3.6 times during lockdown
Pune/New Delhi (PTI):
The incidence of early
puberty
, especially in
girls, increased 3.6
times during the COV-
ID-19 lockdown, a
study by researchers
at a Pune-based hospi-
tal has found.
The exact cause is not
known but the possible
reasons for idiopathic
central precocious pu-
berty (iCPP) in children
as young as eight-nine-
years old during the
pandemic are many, in-
cluding stress, in-
creased use of mobile
phones and also sanitiz-
ers, researchers at the
Jehangir Hospital said.
Inthestudy
,published
in the Journal of Paedi-
atric Endocrinology and
Metabolism recently
, re-
searchers found that 155
(5.1%) of the 3,053 refer-
rals to the hospital were
related to precocity as
opposed to 59 (1.4%) of
4,208 before the pandem-
ic.Restrictionof outdoor
activity
,increasedscreen
time, consumption of
high calorie foods and
binge eating habits re-
sulting in increased obe-
sity may result in an ear-
lier onset and accelerat-
ed puberty
, it said.
Increased use of mo-
bile phones, late sleep-
ing hours, stress, anxi-
ety, depression, all are
known to cause preco-
cious puberty and all
these factors have been
prevailing during lock-
down, said Anuradha
Khadilkar, deputy di-
rector and consultant
paediatrician, Growth
and Paediatric Endocri-
nology Unit, at Jehang-
ir Hospital.
Since sanitizers were
extensively used during
lockdown, it is possible
that increased exposure
to triclosan may have
stimulatedearlypuberty
in children. However,
more studies are re-
quired to confirm this
association, Khadilkar,
the corresponding au-
thor of the study
, said.
The researchers ana-
lysed two groups: a pre-
COVID-19 lockdown
group from September
1, 2018 to February 29,
2020, and another from
March 1, 2020 to Sep-
tember 30, 2021.
A 3.6 times increase
in the referrals for pre-
cocious puberty was ob-
served during the COV-
ID-19 lockdown period.
Amongst these, a sig-
nificant increase in the
referrals was seen
amonggirls,theauthors
of the study noted.
Possible reasons for
early puberty in
children during the
pandemic are many,
including stress,
increased use of
mobile phones and
also sanitizers
5 more students allege
molestation by accused
arrested for rape
Monsoon likely to hit Maha in 2 days: IMD
First India Bureau
Nagpur: After the rape
of 11-year-old student
by a karate instructor,
who has been arrest-
ed, five more girls have
come forward with al-
legations of molesta-
tion against him in
Nagpur district, police
said on Wednesday
.
The Kanhan police
registered five more
FIRs against Gopal
Rameshwar Gondane
(40), who has been ar-
rested in the rape case,
an official said.
Godane had allegedly
molested his minor stu-
dents over the last six
months. He took the
victims to isolated plac-
es on the pretext of
sharpening their skills
for getting them select-
ed in the Indian Army
and outraged their
modesty,” Superinten-
dent of Police (SP) Vi-
jay Magar said, adding,
the accused would pick
his students from their
homes and take them
on his motorcycle for
practice. In this man-
ner, he gained the confi-
dence of their parents.
Magar further ap-
pealed to people to lodge
complaints against the
accused at Kanhan po-
lice station and assured
all help to the victims.
The first FIR was
registered against
Godane last week for al-
legedly raping an
11-year-old student
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The India
Meteorological De-
partment (IMD), on
Thursday, said that
the monsoon is pro-
gressing normally
and is likely to reach
Maharashtra in the
next two days.
Senior IMD scientist
RK Jenamani said mon-
soon touched the Kerala
coast on May 29 and cov-
ered south and central
Arabian Sea, Kerala,
parts of Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu and the en-
tire northeast between
May 31 and June 07.
He also said that con-
ditions are favourable
for the further advance-
ment of monsoon over
Goaandafewmoreparts
of Maharashtra, Karna-
taka, Andhra Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu in the
next two days.
“There is no delay in
the progress of the
monsoon. It is likely to
reach Maharashtra in
the next two days and
cover Mumbai in the
subsequent two days,”
he said, dismissing re-
ports that its progress
had slowed down.
“We have strong mon-
soon features—there
are strong winds and
clouds have started de-
veloping—for the next
two days,” he added.
The MeT office has
also warned of isolated
extremely heavy rain-
fall (more than 204.5
mm) in Arunachal
Pradesh on June 10-11,
and Assam and Megha-
laya during the next
five days.
The monsoon ac-
counts for around
70% of the country’s an-
nual rainfall and is con-
sidered the lifeline of
its agriculture-based
economy
.
Scattered clouds over the city skyline in Mumbai on Thursday. —PTI PHOTO
Monsoon touched the Kerala coast on May
29 and covered south and central Arabian
Sea, Kerala, parts of Karnataka and Ta-
mil Nadu and the entire northeast between May 31
and June 7. —RK Jenamani, Senior IMD scientist
Study says, since sanitizers were extensively used during lockdown, it is possible that increased
exposure to triclosan may have stimulated early puberty in children. —FILE PHOTO

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Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Under the Defence Line of Credit
programme, five boats were
manufactured at the LT Shipyard
in India and seven at the Hong Ha
Shipyard in Vietnam. I’m confident
that the success of this project
will be a precursor to many more
cooperative defence projects between
India and Vietnam.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Has the participation of women athletes
increased in the Olympics? Women are
being supported by schemes like TOPS
#KheloIndia under the leadership of
Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A faithful man shall
abound with blessings.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
TOP TWEETS
MITHALI RAJ CALLS
IT A DAY, LEAVES
WOMEN’S CRICKET
ON A HIGH NOTE
ce woman cricketer
Mithali Raj has been
a prominent name in
the cricketing world.
As a batswoman she
has several achievements to her
credit and has been admired for
her batting skills. Her calling it
a day from all forms of interna-
tional cricket will leave a void in
Indian women’s cricket al-
though the new crop of Team
India players have the potential
they will take time to attain that
level of maturity
.
India has had some great
women cricketers. Diana
Eduljee, who captained India in
1978 and holds the record for
bowling the most number of
balls---5098---in women’s test his-
tory and Neetu David, the slow
left-arm spinner who was the
first Indian bowler to take 100
wickets in women’s ODIs, to
name just two.
They were quality players but
what keeps Mithali apart is her
batting prowess and competitive
attitude on the field. She is the
only Indian batswoman to have
scored a double century
.
A
here is no limit to
which linguistic
chauvinists won’t
stoop to. Hackles
of politicalleaders
and those from Kollywood, the
South Indian film industry
,
wereraisedwhenUnionHome
Minister Amit Shah batted for
HindiasanalternativetoEng-
lish in the country
. A debate
raged over the issue with
South Indian states aligned
against the suggestion to re-
place English with Hindi. It is
notthefirsttimethattheSouth
has taken a firm stand against
Hindi as a national language.
The first row started in Tamil
Nadu in 1937 when Hindi was
proposed to be introduced as a
compulsory subject.
It is the degeneration of the
discourse this time around
which is shocking and baf-
fling. Ruling DMK’s Rajya
SabhaMPTKSElangovansaid
thatHindiwasthelanguageof
Shudras.“Impositionof Hindi
will make us Shudras,” he
said.Hethenwentontoblame
Hindi for the under-develop-
ment of northern states.
To identify a language with
a caste and economic develop-
ment is a case of extreme in-
sensitivity
. First, like the rest
of India Tamil Nadu’s society
is as caste-riven as any other
in the country
. Before the As-
sembly elections in 2021 AI-
ADMK-BJP and the DMK
depended on caste formulas
targeting the over 20 percent
Scheduled Castes.
Linking language to devel-
opment is an absolutely bi-
zarre logic. If Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka have done
well it is not because of Eng-
lish but due to successive
governments which created
the right eco-system for pro-
gress. States in north India
became laggards because of
religion, crime and corrup-
tion, lack of proper infra-
structure and connectivity
.
DON’T BLAME HINDI
FOR POVERTY
It is the degeneration of the discourse this time around
which is shocking and baffling. Ruling DMK’s Rajya Sabha
MP TKS Elangovan said that Hindi was the language of
Shudras. “Imposition of Hindi will make us
Shudras,” he said. He then went on to blame Hindi for
the under-development of northern states
T
QUAD - CHINA
AND THE PACIFIC
On the other hand,
Politically and
diplomatically, we should
ensure continued
international pressure at
China’s sore thumb like
South China Sea, Taiwan
and Hong Kong. We need to
continue to isolate China on
its insidious role in starting
the current pandemic and
strengthen the Quad and
other multilateral regional
groupings of like-minded
countries. Well, if India
achieves all this, it will
dominate the Asian
continent and will emerge
as a world leader
he much-publicised recent
Tokyo summit 22 of QUAD
conference held in the back-
drop of Russia - Ukraine con-
flict is opening vistas of a
new world order aligning US,
India, Japan and Australia.
Conceptualised by Japan in
2007 It was revived in 2017
with first ministerial level
meeting at New York in 2019.
According to experts, the
main undeclared objective of
the formation of QUAD is to
rein in the increasing influ-
ence of China in the Indo-
Pacific region and to develop
a strategy to protect trade sea
routes free of any control
amid China’s growing mili-
tary existence in the strate-
gic Indo-Pacific region.
While the leaders of the
four member countries of
QUAD seemed pretty sure of
achieving their goal, China
almost mocked them and saw
no reason to worry. Chinese
leaders termed it as merely
“a headline-grabbing idea”.
Beijing believed that all the
four leaders were pursuing
strategies that were too di-
vergent to be coherent.
As a military analyst, I be-
lieve that Chinese leadership
perceived that while America
is pressing ‘The America is
back Policy’ under Joe Biden
for existing and future allies,
Australia and Japan are in-
terested only in keeping the
sea trade routes open without
third parties political and/or
Military interference. And,
Indian vision is to neutralize,
contain and counter Chinese
intrusions and dominance in
the sub-continent.
Before we dwell further, let
us have a look at this region.
Theregionconsistsof 14coun-
tries: Australia, Bangladesh,
Burma, India, Indonesia, Ja-
pan, Malaysia, New Zealand,
the Philippines, Singapore,
South Korea, Taiwan, Thai-
land and Vietnam. The region
has main sea trade routes and
therefore, an engine of the
global economy and that is
why the clash of TITANS.
China has been opposed to
QUAD Since its very incep-
tion and sees it as a strategy
to prevent its global rise and
interests. Often, China has
termed QUAD as Asian
NATO. And since the dilution
of NATO during Ukraine
war, China is seemingly clear
that QUAD will also disinte-
grate when tested under eco-
nomic and resources pres-
sures on member countries.
So, is it that QUAD is
shrouded in fears of an obso-
lete Cold War perceptions of
yester years and a military
confrontation in Ukraine of
current times? May be.
Since a joint statement by
QUAD countries about ‘spirit
of the QUAD’ is issued, Bei-
jing is advocating the need
for openness, inclusiveness
and a win-win situation in
the region and international
systems. It is further advis-
ing to refrain from forming
“cliques like NATO QUAD.
Though, it refuses to accept
the same principles when it
comes to south China sea.
Therefore, to deal with the
challenges posed, China is
considering a double prong
pincer assault by forming an
institutionalize if not milita-
rize concept of a “Himalayan
Quad”—comprising China,
Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghan-
istan as a rival group, which
obviously will be no match to
QUAD but may suit the Chi-
nese design of rising to pow-
er with smaller groups,
neighbourhood politics, and
weaker countries that could
be a part and parcel of China
shaping a stronger world-
view across the region.
And secondly work on a
‘Debt Trap’ diplomacy on nu-
meroussmallislandcountries
in the Pacific region like Fiji,
Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
and the Solomon. Xi knows
these nations are too poor to
service debt, yet he is ready to
lend the money to repeat a
Hambantota. Thereby
, strate-
gicallysurroundingAustralia
and dominating the sea trade
routes of Japan Australia
with rest of the world.
While this article is being
written,ChineseForeignMin-
isterWangYiisvisitingSouth
Pacific Island nations to ramp
up ties with the strategically
located island nations to fulfil
their aim of financially chok-
ing Australia and Japan with
its clear fall out on American
trade balance.
India amidst these testing
times has a crucial role to
play. While on one hand it
needs to step up deterrence
in military terms by deploy-
ing additional army strength
with state-of-the-art weapon
systems to counter the drag-
on to work out “no war pact”
with China and a time-bound
solution of our border issues.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
COL ANUPAM
JAITLY (RETD)
The writer is Defence expert,
Motivational Speaker Corporate Trainer
According to experts, the
main undeclared
objective of the formation
of QUAD is to rein in the
increasing influence
of China in the Indo-
Pacific region and to
develop a strategy to
protect trade sea routes
free of any control
amid China’s growing
military existence
in the strategic Indo-
Pacific region

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INDIA
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In the poli-
tics of India, any leader
is established as a lead-
er of a particular caste
only when he or she can
provide votes of his
caste to the candidate
of other caste instead
of himself or the candi-
date of his own caste.
Samajwadi Party Na-
tional President Akh-
ilesh Yadav contested
from Azamgarh seat in
the 2019 Lok Sabha elec-
tions.
He got more than 60
percent of the votes in
this Muslim and Yadav-
dominated seat. The
BJP had also fielded a
Yadav candidate, but it
got half of the votes
polled by Akhilesh.
Whatever votes the Ya-
davs had in Azamgarh,
almost one hundred
percent of the votes
went to Akhilesh. But
this does not establish
Akhilesh as the leader
of the Yadavs. It is not a
big deal for him or any
other Yadav candidate
of his party to get Yadav
votes.
The true test of his
‘political might’ will be
tested this time since he
has fielded a non-Yadav
candidate from Azam-
garh seat.
Akhilesh has given
ticket to Dalit leader Su-
shil Anand for the
Azamgarh seat that fell
vacant due to his resig-
nation. Sushil Anand is
the son of Balihari
Babu, a prominent Dalit
leader who was one of
the founders of BAM-
CEF.
Balihari Babu has
been in BSP for a long
time. Akhilesh has
played undertaken a
huge risk by giving tick-
et to his son. Keep in
mind that in the last as-
sembly elections, the
BSP had helped the BJP
by letting its core Dalit
vote go to the BJP. This
time Akhilesh has giv-
en ticket to a strong
Dalit leader who re-
mained in his party, to
counter the BJP’s strat-
egy. It will be interest-
ing to see whether the
Dalits of Azamgarh
vote for the candidate
of their own caste or do
they vote for the Mus-
lim candidate of BSP on
Mayawati’s appeal?
On the other hand,
BJP has once again
made Dinesh Lal Yadav
Nirhua, who contested
the elections last time,
as its candidate. He is a
big star of Bhojpuri
films. But could not
stand in front of Akh-
ilesh. So, this time Akh-
ilesh’s test is whether
he can prepare the Ya-
davs of Azamgarh to
vote for the Dalit candi-
date of SP over the Ya-
dav candidate of BJP.
On the other hand,
Mayawati’s test is
whether she is able to
prepare Dalits to vote
for the Muslim candi-
date of BSP over the
Dalit candidate of SP.
The outcome of this one
seat will decide a the po-
litical ‘swings’ in the
coming time.
Will Akhilesh and Mayawati prove their ‘salt’ in Azamgarh bypoll?
GAME OF POLITICAL MIGHT
Owaisi, Narasimhananda named
inFIRover inflammatory remarks
Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal are also among people named in FIRs
New Delhi: The Delhi
Police on Thursday said
that All India Majlis-e-
Ittehadul Muslimeen
(AIMIM) chief Asadud-
din Owaisi and contro-
versial priest Yati Nars-
inghanand are named
in one of the two first
information reports
(FIR) registered by its
special cell the previous
day against various
people for allegedly
spreading hate and
hurting religious senti-
ments.
Owaisi and Yati Nars-
inghanand have been
booked for their alleged
inflammatory remarks
on social media, the po-
lice said Thursday
.
Former Delhi BJP
mediaunitheadNaveen
Jindal, who was ex-
pelled from the party,
and former party
spokesperson Nupur
Sharma, who was sus-
pended, are among the
people named in the
FIRs.
Deputy commission-
er of police (cyber cell)
KPS Malhotra said that
the police on Wednes-
day registered a case
against social media us-
ers for spreading hate,
inciting groups and dis-
turbing public tranquil-
lity
.
“The FIR is against
multiple individuals
from different religions.
We are investigating
the role of various so-
cial media entities in
promoting false and
wrong information
with an intention to cre-
ate unrest,” said DCP
Malhotra.
One of the FIR
names, besides Jindal,
writer and journalist
Saba Naqvi, Hindu
Mahasabha office-bear-
er Pooja Shakun Pan-
dey, Maulana Mufti Na-
deem from Rajasthan
and Peace Party
chief spokesperson
Shadab Chauhan, Ab-
dur Rehman, Gulzar
Ansari and Anil Kumar
Meena.
Yati Narsinghanand Asaduddin Owaisi
Mamata condemns
remarks on
Prophet, demands
arrest of accused
BJP leaders
Kolkata: Reacting for
the first time to two BJP
leaders’ hate speeches,
which triggered diplo-
matic outrage from Gulf
countries, West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Thursday
condemned the hate
speech and demanded
the immediate arrests
of the leaders for their
“atrocious” remarks
referring to Islam and
the Prophet. “I strongly
seek that the accused
leaders of BJP be
arrested immediately
so that the unity of the
country is not disturbed
and people at large do
not face mental agony,”
Mamata tweeted.
Iran deletes its version of
meet with NSA Ajit Doval
New Delhi: In the mid-
dle of a massive diplo-
matic row over com-
ments on Prophet Mu-
hammad by members
of the ruling BJP, Iran
appearstohavechanged
its version of its For-
eign minister’s meeting
today with National Se-
curity Advisor Ajit Dov-
al in Delhi by pulling
down an earlier press
statement.
The earlier Iranian
statement claimed that
itsForeignMinisterHos-
sein Amir-Abdollahian
had been told by Nation-
al Security Advisor Ajit
Doval that those who
made the controversial
remarks against the
Prophet “would be
taught a lesson”. This
linenolongerfindsmen-
tion on the Iranian for-
eign ministry website.
Iranian Foreign Min-
ister Abdollahian is the
first big visitor from
Iran days after the
country joined Kuwait,
Qatar and other Gulf
nations in condemning
the Prophet comments.
The External Affairs
Ministry spokesperson
said that the Prophet
remarks was never
raised in discussions
with Foreign Minister S
Jaishankar.
Recent RBI measures to increase credit
flow through cooperative banks: Shah
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister for Home and Co-
operation Amit Shah on
Thursday welcomed the
important steps an-
nounced by the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) to
increase credit flow
through cooperative
banks.
Expressing gratitude
to Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, Shah said,
that in a span of less
than one year PM Modi
has taken many histor-
ic decisions for the co-
operative sector, which
were needed for a long
time.
“On behalf of the
Ministry of Coopera-
tion and crores of peo-
ple associated with the
cooperative sector, I ex-
press my gratitude to
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi for the deci-
sions that have given
new impetus to the de-
velopment of this sec-
tor,” he said.
The Home Minister
further said that these
decisions will fulfil the
long-standing demands
of Co-operative Banks.
“Today I am extreme-
ly happy to inform that
the Reserve Bank of In-
dia has announced
three very important
policy decisions for
the cooperative sector,”
he said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
HOME MINISTER
AMIT SHAH TO
CHAIR WESTERN
ZONAL COUNCIL
MEET ON JUNE 11
New Delhi: A meeting of
the Western Zonal Coun-
cil, comprising Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Goa and
Union Territory of Dadra
and Nagar Haveli and Da-
man and Diu will be held
on Saturday in Diu, of-
ficials said. The meeting,
to be chaired by Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah, will be held after a
gap of two years due to
the coronavirus pandemic
and is expected to be at-
tended by Chief Ministers
of Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Goa among others.
CM DIDI MEETS GUV DHANKHAR
West Begal Chief
Minister Mamata
Banerjee called on
West Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj
Bhawan on Thursday. It
was CM Banerjee’s first
visit to the Raj Bhawan
after the Bengal cabinet
approved the proposal
to make the chief
minister the Chancellor
of the state universities,
thereby, replacing the
governor.
‘Number of Biotech StartUps gone up
from 50 to over 5,000 in last 8 years’
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Dr Jitendra Singh
revealed on Wednesday
that the number of Bio-
tech StartUps in the
country have increased
from 50 to over 5,000 in
the last 8 years, because
of the support and ena-
bling milieu provided
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi ever since
he took over in 2014.
It is expected to cross
the figure of 10,000 by
2025, he added.
In his address at the
“Biotech Startup Expo
2022”, Dr Singh said,
Biotech Startups is a
rapidly growing sector,
which through innova-
tive solutions, creates
jobs with direct societal
connections.
He said, Biotech as a
tool has wide applica-
tions not only in medi-
cal sciences but also in
agriculture, animal sci-
ences, pharmacology,
forensic sciences etc.
Court issues
summons to
Sena leader
Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: A local
court here on Thurs-
day issued process
(summons) to Shiv
Sena leader Sanjay
Raut on a defamation
complaint filed by
BJP leader Kirit So-
maiya’s wife Medha
Somaiya.
The Sewri metro-
politan magistrate’s
court has directed
Raut to appear before
it on July 4.
The issuance of a
process marks the be-
ginning of criminal
proceedings before a
metropolitan or judi-
cial magistrate based
onacomplaintlodged
by an individual.
Oncetheprocessisis-
sued,theaccusedper-
son has to appear be-
fore the court.
Somaiya, in her
complaint, has
claimedthatRauthad
made baseless and
completely defamato-
ryallegationsagainst
her and her husband,
accusing them of be-
inginvolvedinascam
worth Rs 100 crore
over the construction
and maintenance of
some public toilets
underthejurisdiction
of Mira Bhayander
Civic Corporation.
PROPHET ROW
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh
NEWSVIEWS
Adding fuel to fire
...Beijing slams US Gen for Military
build-up at India-China border remark
Beijing (PTI): China
on Thursday termed
the critical remarks by
a top US General on its
infra build-up at Sino-
India border as “despic-
able act” and criticised
attempts of some Amer-
ican officials to “add
fuel to fire”, emphasis-
ing that Beijing and
Delhi have the “will and
capability” to properly
resolve their differences
through talks.
Chinese Foreign Min-
istry spokesman Zhao
Lijian made remarks
while replying to ques-
tion on comments by US
Army’s Pacific Com-
manding Gen Charles.
‘INDIA CAREFULLY
MONITORS CHINA
INFRA BUILD-UP’
The Ministry of
External Affairs
on Thursday said
that India is care-
fully monitoring
developments along
border areas includ-
ing construction of
infrastructure by the
Chinese side in the
western sector. “GoI
has taken various
measures in recent
years to develop infra
along border areas,”
Arindam Bagchi, MEA
spokesperson, said.
Noida (PTI): Bhartiya
Kisan Union (BKU)
leader Rakesh Tikait
on Thursday partici-
pated in a farmers’
event in Jewar in west-
ern Uttar Pradesh and
demanded that local
authorities provide ad-
equate compensation
to villagers who will be
affected by the upcom-
ing Noida Internation-
al Airport.
The farmer leader
also held interactions
with officials of the
Noida Authority and
the Yamuna Express-
way Industrial Devel-
opment Authority
(YEIDA), the govern-
ment agencies and
stakeholders in the
mega Greenfield pro-
ject. Work is underway
for the Noida Interna-
tional Airport in Jew-
ar area of Uttar
Pradesh’s Gautam
Buddh Nagar district,
some 80 km off Delhi.
“The airport project
has affected the local
people in Jewar.
Tikait raises
issues of
farmers affected

06
INDIA
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Con-
gress party made people
close to Rahul Gandhi
and Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra as Rajya Sabha
candidates.Amongthese
were a few leaders who
wereloyaltopartypresi-
dentSoniaGandhi,apart
from these two. So, those
who were loyal to the
family were nominated
in the Rajya Sabha. But
these days, there is more
discussion on social me-
dia about people who
were not accorded the
Rajya Sabha ticket, than
those who have been
handedone. Journalists,
political analysts and
evenbusinessmen,more
than Congress leaders
who were denied Rajya
Sabha tickets, sympa-
thize with those who
could not get Rajya Sab-
ha tickets.
For example, a busi-
nessman sympathized
with Milind Deora, for-
mer MP of Mumbai and
former Union Minister,
andsaidthathedeserved
a ticket. Many journal-
ists covering Congress
agreed with his tweet.
Keep in mind that in the
lastLokSabhaelections,
arenownedindustrialist
had appealed to vote for
MilindDeora.Yethewas
defeated. However, simi-
lar sympathy is for Con-
gress’ national spokes-
personPawanKhera.He
himself tweeted a line
that ‘Perhaps there was
a lack in my penance’.
There has been a lot of
debateaboutthisandthe
entire social media is di-
videdinfavourof Pawan
Khera. The third name
discussed in social me-
dia is that of Pramod
Krishnam. There is no
sympathy for him but he
is busy in proving the
Congress as anti-Hindu.
However, Ghulam Nabi
Azad, Anand Sharma
and Kumari Selja also
did not get tickets but
they are not being dis-
cussed much.
Gandhi family loyalists get RS ticket, but those
who were denied ticket are real newsmakers!
lll
Many people,
more than
Congress
leaders who
were denied
Rajya Sabha
tickets,
sympathize with
those who could
not get Rajya
Sabha tickets
NADDA VISITS BELUR MATH IN KOLKATA
BJP National President JP Nadda during his visit to Belur Math in Kolkata on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
CBI rejects Punjab Police
claim of seeking red notice
against Goldy Brar 10 days
before Moose Wala murder
New Delhi: The Cen-
tral Bureau of Investi-
gation (CBI) on Thurs-
day rejected the Pun-
jab Police’s claim
from the previous day
thatithadapproached
the central agency 10
days before the mur-
der of singer-politi-
cian Sidhu Moosewa-
la for the issuance of
a red corner notice
against Canada-based
gangster Goldy Brar,
who has taken respon-
sibility for the crime.
The CBI said that it
received an email
from the Bureau of
Investigation, Punjab
Police, with an at-
tached letter dated
May 19 about Goldy
Brar only May 30, a
day after Moosewala
was shot dead on
May 29.
A detailed CBI
statement said: “The
proposal for issuance
of Red Notice (RCN)
against Satinderjeet
Singh alias Goldy was
received on May 30 at
12:25 pm from Bureau
of Investigation, Pun-
jab Police through e-
mail. In this e-mail
dated 30-05-2022, a
copy of letter dated
19-05-2022 was at-
tached. Also, a hard
copy of the same pro-
posal was received
from Punjab Police in
IPCU, CBI, New Delhi
on 30-05-2022. Even
this request was re-
ceived in IPCU CBI on
30th May 2022, where-
as as per information
in (the) public do-
main, (the) murder of
Shri Sidhu Moose
Wala took place on
29th May 2022.”
“As per the above
proposal of Punjab
Police, request for is-
suance of Red Notice
(RCN) relates to two
cases of Punjab Police
during the year 2020
and 2021 vide FIR
No.409 dated 12-11-
2020 and other FIR
No.44 dated 18-02-2021,
both FIRs are of Po-
lice Station City
Faridkot, Faridkot
District (Punjab),” the
CBI statement said.
India registers over
7,000 new COVID-19
cases after 99 days
New Delhi: The single-
day rise in new corona-
virus infections in the
country was recorded
over 7,000 after 99 days,
registering around 39%
jump in daily cases,
while the daily positiv-
ity rate crossed 2% after
111 days, the Union
Health Ministry said on
Thursday
.
A total of 7,240 infec-
tions were recorded in a
span of 24 hours taking
India’s total tally of
COVID-19 cases to
4,31,97,522, while the
death toll has climbed
to 5,24,723 with eight
fresh fatalities, data up-
dated at 8 am by the
ministry stated.
The active cases have
increased to 32,498,
comprising 0.08% of
the total infections,
while the national COV-
ID-19 recovery rate was
recorded at 98.71%, the
health ministry said.
A total of 7,554 new
Covid cases were re-
ported on March 1.
An increase of 3,641
cases has been recorded
in the active COVID-19
case count in a span of
24 hours.
The daily positivity
rate was recorded at
2.13% while the weekly
positivity rate was also
recorded at 1.31%, ac-
cording to the data.
The number of peo-
ple who have recuper-
ated from the disease
surged to 4,26,40,301,
while the case fatality
rate was recorded
at 1.21%.
A health worker collects a swab sample of a man for COVID-19
test, at state transport bus stand, in Ahmedabad.
Education and
people’s health
cannot be
compromised:
Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Thurs-
day said there has to be
a limit to the stray
round of counselling
for All India Quota in
NEET-PG-21 and the
students cannot be giv-
en delayed admission
after one-and-half
years, while compro-
mising on education
and the health of peo-
ple.
The observation was
made by a vacation
bench of Justices MR
Shah and Aniruddha
Bose which reserved its
order for Friday on a
batch of petitions seek-
ing a special stray
round of counselling to
fill the 1,456 seats in
NEET-PG-21 that have
remained vacant after
the conduct of a stray
round of counselling
for All India Quota.
Assam: CM Sarma reshuffles
cabinet,inducts 2 new ministers
Guwahati: In a major
development, Assam
Chief Minister Himan-
ta Biswa Sarma reshuf-
fled his cabinet, with
two Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) Members
of Legislative Assem-
bly (MLA) taking oath
as ministers.
The latest inductee,
Nandita Garlosa was
handed over four port-
folios namely the Power
department, Coopera-
tion Department, Mines
and Minerals Depart-
ment and Indigenous
and Tribal Faith and
Cultural department.
The other new mem-
ber of the cabinet Jay-
anta Malla Baruah was
also handed over three
portfolios namely the
Public Health Engi-
neering Department,
Skill Employment
E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p
Department and Tour-
ism Department, as
per ANI.
PULSE
DAILY
DAILY
Vadodara: After creating a nationwide buzz
with her announcement that she would be
marrying herself, Vadodara resident Kshama
Bindu “preponed” the event and tied the knot
with herself three days before the scheduled
date, she said on Thursday. Bindu, 24, said
she performed the ‘sologamy’ (self-mar-
riage), the ‘first in the country’, at her house
in Vadodara’s Gotri area June 8.
GUJARAT GIRL MARRIES HERSELF
AHEAD OF SCHEDULED DATE
Karachi: Pakistan’s
former Member of the
National Assembly
(MNA) and popular
television host Aamir
Liaquat, 49, died in
Karachi under myste-
rious circumstances,
local media reported
on Thursday. The
Pakistan Tehreek-e-In-
saf (PTI) leader was
found unconscious at
his home in Khudad
Colony and shifted to
a private hospital in
a critical condition.
According to reports,
Liaquat felt discomfort
on Wednesday night,
however, he refused
to go to the hospital,
reported Pakistan’s
local media outlet Geo
TV. The doctors said
that Liaquat was dead
when he was brought
to the hospital. Police
initiated an investiga-
tion into Amir Liaquat’s
death. The police also
conducted a search at
his home in Karachi’s
Khudadad Colony.
AAMIR LIAQUAT HUSSAIN (49), PAKISTANI
POLITICIAN AND POPULAR TV HOST, DIES
Gangster Goldy Brar
Nandita Garlosa Jayanta Malla Baruah
BSF troops fire at drone near
international border in JK
Srinagar: The Border
Security Force in Arnia
sector of Jammu and
Kashmir fired at a
drone spotted close to
the international bor-
der in Jammu and
Kashmir’s Arnia sector
in the early hours of
Thursday
.
A blinking light sus-
pected to be emanating
from a drone was spot-
ted by BSF troops who
fired at it.
“A blinking light sus-
pected to be a drone was
observed in the Arnia
sector at around 4.15 am
today. BSF troops fired
at it due to which it re-
turned back,” BSF said.
NEET-PG-21
COUNSELLING:
NEWSVIEWS
New Delhi (ANI): Em-
phasising the country’s
rising stature in global
ecosystem of biotech,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Thursday
said India’s bio-econo-
my has grown eight
times in last eight years.
PM Modi inaugurat-
ed the Biotech Startup
Expo - 2022 at Pragati
Maidan, here on Thurs-
day. PM said that over
5,000 start-ups are asso-
ciated with the biotech
sector. We have grown
from USD 10. Investors
in sector has risen by 9
times biotech incuba-
tors funding for them
increased by 7 times.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the Biotech Startup Expo-2022, at Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi on Thursday. Union Ministers Piyush
Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan and Jitendra Singh are also present.
FACTORS BEHIND THE SUCCESS
OF INDIA’S BIOTECH SECTOR
5
Diverse population and
diverse climatic zones
India's talented hu-
man capital pool
Increasing efforts for
ease of doing business
in India
The demand for bio-
Products is increasing
continuously in India
India's biotech sector
that is the track record
of its successes
1 4
5
2
3
India’s bio-economy has grown
8 times in last 8 years: PM Modi

BIZ BUZZ
07
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The number of
employed in India
jumped by one million
in May taking the total
number of employed in
the country to 404 mil-
lion and resulted in a
drop in unemployment
rates from 7.83% in
April to 7.12% in May,
the Centre for Monitor-
ing Indian Economy
said.
This is the second
consecutive month of
an increase in employ-
ment after an addition
of seven million in
April 2022, pushing up
the employment rate
marginally from
37.05%in April to
37.07% in May 2022.
“This suggests sta-
bility at the macro level
and a positive move-
ment of labour at the
sectoral level,” CMIE
said in its weekly la-
bour market analysis.
According to CMIE,
there was a big shift in
employment from agri-
culture to industry and
services in the last two
months. Employment
in agriculture declined
by 5.2 million in April
and another 9.6 million
in May, taking the total
dip in employment in
Agriculture in the last
two months to 14.7 mil-
lion.
On the contrary, in-
dustry provided 15.6
million jobs and ser-
vices provided another
7.2 million jobs over the
last two months, result-
ing in 8 million net ad-
ditional jobs in April
and May
.
“Industry and ser-
vices harness labour
more productively than
agriculture and there-
fore there is reason to
cheer this recent tran-
sition,” CMIE said.
CMIE data further
shows that the absorp-
tion of additional la-
bour within industry
, is
slightly in the favour of
manufacturing com-
pared to the construc-
tion sector.
Of the incremental
jobs in industry during
April and May 2022,
34% went to manufac-
turing compared to
32% in 2021-22 while the
share of construction
remained the same at
65% and the rest ab-
sorbed by utilities.
INDIA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS IN MAY
Industry and services harness labour more
productively than agriculture and therefore there
is reason to cheer this recent transition
REGULATORY ARCHITECTURE
ON DIGITAL LENDING SOON
Mumbai (PTI): The Re-
serve Bank of India will
soon come out with regu-
latory architecture for
digital lending plat-
forms, many of which
are unauthorised and il-
legal, Governor Shakti-
kanta Das said on Thurs-
day.
There have been in-
creasing cases of alleged
suicides of borrowers
due to harassment by a
few of the operators of
digital lending apps.
“I think very soon we
will be coming out with
a broad regulatory archi-
tecture, which should be
able to address the chal-
lenges that we are con-
fronted with regard to
lending through digital
platforms, many of
which are unauthorised,
unregisteredand,should
I say, illegal,” Das said.
Das on Wednesday
suggested that custom-
ers borrowing from un-
registered digital lend-
ing apps should ap-
proach the local police in
case of any issue.
Most of the digital
lending apps are not reg-
istered with the central
bank and operate by
themselves, he told re-
porters after announc-
ing the monetary policy.
Das said whenever it
gets a complaint from
any customer, the cen-
tral bank directs custom-
ers of such unregistered
apps to approach the lo-
cal police, which will
conduct an investigation
and take necessary ac-
tion on the issue
“It is my humble re-
quest to all those using
such apps to first check
if the app is RBI regis-
tered or not. If the app is
RBI registered, the cen-
tral bank will act imme-
diately in case of any
misdoing, I assure you,”
he had said.
Crypto currencies
yet to pass test of
fiat currency: CEA
New Delhi (PTI):
Chief Economic Advis-
er V Anantha Nag-
eswaran on Thursday
said cryptocurrencies
are akin to ‘a world of
Carribean pirates’ in
the absence of a central-
ised regulatory author-
ity and is yet to pass the
test of a fiat currency.
He said that the gov-
ernment is pursuing a
‘high-wire balancing
act’ to ensure that the
gains in growth, infla-
tion, rupee stability of
the last four years are
not frittered away.
He said the recent de-
velopmentinTerra-Luna
cryptocurrency, which
witnessed a massive
meltdown last month, is
a ‘very important cau-
tionary tale’.
“I wouldn’t be very
excited by them (crypto-
currency) because
sometimes we may not
be fully aware or com-
prehend the kind of
forces we are unleash-
ing ourselves. So I
would be somewhat
guarded in my welcome
of some of these Fin-
Tech-based disruptions
like Decentralised Fi-
nance (DeFI) and crypto
etc,” Nageswaran said.
He further said that
unlike fiat money, cryp-
to currencies cannot
satisfy basic require-
ments such as having
store value, widespread
acceptability and unit
of account.
Nageswaran said
that he agreed with RBI
Deputy Governor T
Rabi Sankar who had
been saying that as of
now there appeared to
be a case of ‘regulatory
arbitrage’ with regard
to cryptocurrencies
and decentralised fi-
nance rather than a
case of true financial
innovation.
“The more decentral-
ised they become and
the absence of a watch-
dog or a centralised
regulatory authority
also means that there
is a world of Carribean
pirates or a world
of ‘winner take all’
in terms of being able
to really taking it all
from somebody else,”
he noted.
Mumbai (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India Gover-
nor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said businesses
should avoid having an aggressive short-term
reward-seeking culture without considering the
build-up of excessive risks in their balance sheets.
Das said doing business involves risk taking. But
before taking the risk, the upside and downside
will have to be carefully considered. “Businesses
should avoid aggressive short-term reward-seek-
ing culture without regard for the build-up of
excessive risk in the balance sheet,” Das said.
BIZ SHOULD AVOID AGGRESSIVE SHORT-TERM
REWARD-SEEKING CULTURE, SAYS RBI GOVERNOR
COAL INDIA ISSUES 2.416 MT
IMPORTED COAL TENDER
New Delhi (PTI): State-
owned CIL on Thursday
said that it has floated
its maiden tender to im-
port 2.416 million
tonnes of coal to ensure
adequate supply of the
fuel to power plants in
the country
.
The development as-
sumes significance in
the wake of the govern-
ment making all efforts
to build up stock of coal
to avoid the reoccur-
rence of power outages
which happened in April
on account of shortage
of the fossil fuel.
“In a first ever, Coal
India Limited (CIL) on
Wednesday floated an
international competi-
tive bidding e-tender,
seeking bids for import
of 2.416 million tonnes
(MTs) of coal,” the com-
pany said in a statement.
The coal being
sourced on behalf of the
state generating compa-
nies (gencos) and inde-
pendent power plants
(IPPs) is based on the
indents received from
them.
Equity MFs
record `18K-cr
inflow in May
New Delhi (PTI):
Undeterred by the
stock market volatil-
ity, uncertainty due
to the Ukraine-Rus-
sia war and high in-
flation, equity mutu-
al funds continue to
remain attractive
choice for investors
for the 15th straight
month, registering a
net inflow of Rs
18,529 crore in May
on robust SIP num-
bers.
This was higher
than Rs 15,890 crore
net inflow in April,
data from the Asso-
ciation of Mutual
Funds in India
(AMFI) showed on
Thursday
.
Equity schemes
have been witnessing
net inflow since
March 2021, high-
lighting the positive
sentiment among in-
vestors.
Prior to this, such
schemes had consist-
ently witnessed out-
flows for eight
months from July
2020 to February
2021, losing Rs 46,791
crore.
All the equity-ori-
ented categories re-
ceived net inflows in
May with flexi cap
funds category being
the biggest benefi-
ciary with a net in-
flow of Rs 2,939 crore.
Besides, large-cap,
large mid-cap fund
and sectoral/themat-
ic funds witnessed
over Rs 2,200 crore
net infusion each.
Mumbai (PTI): The
country’s current ac-
count deficit is likely to
hit a three-year high of
1.8% or $43.81 billion in
FY22, as against a sur-
plus of 0.9% or $23.91
billion in FY21, a report
said on Thursday
.
According to an as-
sessment by India Rat-
ings, the Current Ac-
count Deficit (CAD) has
moderated to $17.3 bil-
lion or 1.96% of GDP in
the fourth quarter of
FY22 as against $8.2 bil-
lion or 1.03% in the
year-ago period, and
massively down from
$23.02 billion or 2.74%
in Q3, which was a
13-quarter high.
The improvement in
the key numbers are
due to the remarkable
improvement in mer-
chandise exports in
FY22, when it grew
42.4% as against a nega-
tive 7.5% in the pan-
demic-hit FY121.
India’s currency account
deficit may hit 3-yr high
Sensex snaps 4-day losing run
Mumbai (PTI): Snap-
ping its four-day losing
run, equity benchmark
Sensex jumped 427
points to settle at 55,320
on Thursday, tracking
heavy buying in index
majors Reliance Indus-
tries, Bharti Airtel and
Tech Mahindra despite
a weak trend overseas.
The 30-share BSE
benchmark surged
427.79 points or 0.78%
to close at 55,320.28.
During the day, the
benchmark hit a high
of 55,366.84 and a low
of 54,507.41. The broad-
er NSE Nifty advanced
121.85 points or 0.74%
to finish at 16,478.10.
Dr Reddy’s was
the biggest gainer in
the Sensex pack, spurt-
ing 3%.
`7K-cr invested
under fishery
scheme
New Delhi (PTI): The
government on Thurs-
day said project invest-
ment of Rs 7,242.90 crore
has been made in last
two years under Padhan
Mantri Matsya Sama-
pada Yojana (PMMSY),
while announcing the
launch of a dashboard
of this flagship scheme.
PMMSY, launched in
May 2020, is a flagship
scheme for focused and
sustainable develop-
ment of the fisheries
sector in the country
with an estimated in-
vestment of Rs 20,050
crore for its implemen-
tation during a period
of five years from 2020-
21 to 2024-25.
Private 5G networks
will boost revenue: BIF
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dustry body BIF on
Thursday batted for di-
rect allocation of spec-
trum for private 5G net-
works to enterprises at a
nominal administrative
fee, as the war of words
intensified between tel-
cos and tech companies
on the vexed issue of
captive networks ahead
of spectrum auction
for next-generation
services.
Dismissing the po-
sition of telecom op-
erators on the mat-
ter, Broadband In-
dia Forum
(BIF) ar-
gued that
the stance
that private
5G networks would lead
to revenue losses for the
telcos, as expressed by
certain entities, is a
“misconception”.
BIF also said indoor
private campus net-
works do not truncate
legitimate revenue of
the telecom service pro-
viders but help to en-
hance productivity and
efficiency
.
Improve on professionalism,
reduce expenditure: FinMin
Sitharaman to PSEs
Gandhinagar (PTI):
Union Finance Minis-
ter Nirmala Sithara-
man on Thursday
asked public sector
enterprises to improve
on professionalism,
reduce expenditure
and consider working
with private sector en-
tities.
“It is now time for
PSEs to show that you
are very keen to im-
prove on your profes-
sionalism as much as
youhavedonebetween
1991 and now. And
where possible, in or-
der to bring down the
overheads, it might be
worth looking at pri-
vate participation to-
gether with what you
are doing...You can
benefit from the effi-
ciency of the private
sector,” Sitharaman
said while addressing
the heads of various
central public sector
enterprises (CPSEs) at
Mahatma Mandir in
Gandhinagar.
Majority Indians
demanding
2BHKs: report
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): A major chunk
of homebuyers are
demanding 2 BHK,
closely followed by 3
BHKs, according to a
recent report by Ana-
rock Research.
As per report, the
service-class buyers
are driving the hous-
ing demand. The ser-
vice class is driving
the housing demand,
at 68%, followed by
the business-class
buyers, at 18%, and
professionals at 8%.
RUPEE SLIPS 8 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 77.76/$
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 8 paise to
close at 77.76 (provisional) against the US dollar
on Thursday, weighed down by elevated crude oil
prices and persistent foreign capital outflows. At the
interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened
lower at 77.74 against the greenback and finally
settled at 77.76, down 8 paise over its previous close.
During the session, the rupee touched an all-time low
of 77.81 against the American currency.
The recent devel-
opment in Terra-
Luna cryptocur-
rency, which wit-
nessed a massive
meltdown last
month, is a ‘very
important cau-
tionary tale.
V Anantha
Nageswaran,
Chief Economic Adviser
Nirmala Sitharaman
Shaktikanta Das

08
2NDFRONT
Fulfilling challenges with
full honest effort does result
in happiness.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
One dead, 18 injured in Mum bldg collapse
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After a
three-storey residen-
tial building col-
lapsed in suburban
Bandra, on Thursday,
a 55-year-old man
was killed and 18 oth-
er people were in-
jured, a civic official
said, adding that two
of the injured per-
sons were rescued
from the rubble.
The ground-plus-two
storey structure in Na-
gar locality near the
Western Express High-
way collapsed around
12.30 am, said an official.
Fire brigade person-
nel, police and ward
staff of the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation rushed to
the spot after learning
about the incident.
Two persons were
pulled out of the debris
of the collapsed struc-
ture. The search and
rescue operation was
later called off, the offi-
cial said.
A total of 19 people
injured in the incident
were rushed to the
nearby civic-run Bhab-
ha hospital where doc-
tors declared one of
them dead. The de-
ceased was identified as
Shahnawaz Alam (55).
Only one person is
undergoing treatment
at the Bhabha hospital,
while the 17 other in-
jured were discharged
after treatment.
Child artistes in television and films work 12-hour days, says study
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A recent
study conducted by
NGO Child Rights and
You (CRY), has re-
vealed that children
working in Mumbai’s
entertainment sector
spend long and errat-
ic working hours with
little rest. “The lure
of quick money and
fame are driving their
parents to disregard
proper school educa-
tion,” said the report.
The study titled
‘Child Artistes in India,
An Exploratory Study
in Mumbai’ focuses on
qualitative data and es-
timates made on child
artistes in Mumbai, as
collated from secondary
data. Researchers com-
piled information from
seven casting agencies
that contained 41,392
online profiles of ar-
tistes across India, and
classified 24.9% of them
as child actors below
the age of 15.
Although (Rule 2C(1)
(a)) in The Child and
Adolescent Labour
(Prohibition and Regu-
lation) Act (CALPRA),
1986 makes it mandato-
ry that no child shall be
allowed to work for
more than five hours in
a day, and for not more
than three hours with-
out rest, the study found
many child artistes
working for 12-13 hours
for six days a week.
The study further ob-
served that contracts
drawn between parents
and producers have
clauses that do not allow
the parent or the child
artistetorefuseshooting
for 12 hours straight. If
the child is the protago-
nistof thefilm,she/heis
required to shoot for 25
daysoutof a30-dayshoot
schedule. It was ob-
served that parents too
did not have many reser-
vations about letting
theirchildrenworkover-
time as many of them
aresolebreadwinnersof
their families.
Calling for a serious
look at the conditions
of children working in
the entertainment sec-
tor, Kreeanne Rabadi,
Regional Director, CRY
(West) said, “Child ar-
tistes are often the in-
visible victims of child
labour. They enter an
adult world without the
requisite support and
care and safeguards
that should be in place
are ignored by all stake-
holders, including ar-
tistes’ parents.”
lll
Research by
NGO Child
Rights and You
(CRY) reveals
worrying trends
affecting
minors working
in the
entertainment
industry of
Mumbai
Strengthening
of child labour
laws should be
taken seriously. Regu-
lar visits by the Child
Welfare Committees
(CWCs) and sending
information to the dis-
trict magistrate’s office
could be a way to in-
crease adherence to the
law, and accountabili-
ty from production
houses..
—Kreeanne Rabadi,
Regional Director,
CRY (West)
A child actor working on set.
MOOSE WALA MURDER, SALMAN THREAT LETTER CASES
Bishnoi gang ‘member’,
arrested in Pune, quizzed
Pune (PTI): The Delhi
Police’s special cell
and Mumbai crime
branch have interro-
gated Mahakal alias
Siddhesh Kamble, an
alleged member of
the Lawrence Bishnoi
gang, in the singer
Sidhu Moose Wala
murder and Salman
Khan threat letter
cases, respectively,
said an official on
Thursday.
A Punjab police
team too has arrived in
Pune and would ques-
tion him in the Moose
Wala case, the official
added.
Kamble was interro-
gated by the Delhi po-
lice and Mumbai crime
branch teams since
Wednesday evening.
Officials of Pune ru-
ral police, who arrested
him in a local case two
days ago, were also pre-
sent during the ques-
tioning.
The Mumbai crime
branch team, led by
deputy commissioner
of police Sangramsinh
Nishandar, interrogat-
ed him during the day
in connection with a
threat letter received by
Bollywood actor Sal-
man Khan and his fa-
ther, writer Salim
Khan.
The Delhi Police on
Wednesday had said
that gangster Lawrence
Bishnoi, currently in
their custody, was the
mastermind behind the
last month’s murder of
Moose Wala, a popular
Punjabi singer and Con-
gress leader.
Maharashtra ADG
(Law and Order) Kul-
want Kumar Sarangal
had said that Kamble
was part of the Bishnoi
gang.
Another suspect and
Kamble’s close associ-
ate Santosh Jadhav, also
from Pune, has been
identified as a shooter
in the Moose Wala’s
murder case, police had
said.
HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE
A cop stops
two men at a
Marine Drive
junction for
neglecting to
wear a helmet
while riding
pillion. Mumbai
police has
begun pulling
up commuters
riding pillion on
two-wheeler
vehicles in
the city, in
cognizance
of last
month’s order
mandating
helmets for
pillion riders.
—PHOTO BY
BHUSHAN
KOYANDE
The Mumbai crime branch team interrogated him
during the day in connection with a threat letter
received by Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his
father, writer Salim Khan
ZonalDCPtovetcomplaints
underPOCSO,molestationlaws
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After re-
ceiving complaints
on misuse of the Pro-
tection of Children
from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act and mo-
lestation laws, Mum-
bai Police Commis-
sioner Sanjay Pandey
has issued an order,
under which, an FIR
will be lodged only
after local police sta-
tions receive permis-
sion from the zonal
deputy commissioner
of police.
Defending his orders,
Pandeysaid,“Ithasbeen
observed that com-
plaints under POCSO
Act and molestation
laws are filed by individ-
uals to settle personal
scores over property dis-
putes, old enmities, and
money transactions.”
“In these cases, the
police stations act
promptly and arrest the
accused without proper
verification of allega-
tions made by com-
plainants. Later, when
investigations are car-
ried out, the complaints
turn out to be false and
theaccusedarereleased
under the provision of
Section 169 of Criminal
Procedure Code (CrPC).
However, it is too late by
then, and the arrested
accused suffer serious
damage to their social
status, image in the so-
ciety as well as personal
loss,” Pandey added.
To curb the incidence
of false cases, the com-
missioner has directed
that police stations inti-
mate the assistant com-
missioner of police, and
the zonal DCP
, and lodge
an offence only after
written permission is
granted by the DCP,
normally an IPS officer.
“While granting per-
mission for the lodging
of an offence, the zonal
DCP should ensure that
the Supreme Court
judgement in the Lalita
Kumari case (Section
154 of the CrPC) is fol-
lowed,” said Pandey
.
While data on the
number of fake cases
under the POCSO Act
and molestation laws
was not available, Mum-
bai police had cited an
increase in POCSO cas-
es from 848 in 2020 to
1,066 in 2021, in its an-
nual statistics released
earlier this year. This
indicated that a higher
number of child abuse
victims are reporting
their cases than before.
RULE OF LAWS
Maha reports 2,813 cases,
highest in 4 mnths; 1 death
Mumbai (PTI): Ma-
harashtra on Thurs-
day recorded 2,813
new coronavirus
cases, highest in
nearly four months,
and one pandemic-
related death, in-
formed the state
health department.
The number of ac-
tive cases rose to
11,571.
State capi-
tal Mumbai
r e c o r d e d
1,702 infec-
tions and
the lone
death during
the day. The daily
rise in cases was
the highest since
February 15 when
2,831 infections
had come to light.
The total caseload
rose to 79,01,628, and
death toll to 1,47,867.
On Wednesday, Maha-
rashtra had recorded
2,701 new cases and
zero fatality.
Thane district re-
p o r t e d
440 new
COVID-19
c a s e s ,
raising its
total infec-
t i o n
count to
7 , 1 2 , 3 6 6
so far.
These new
cases were re-
corded on Wednes-
day, which was a
steep rise of more
than 100 cases com-
pared to the tally on
Tuesday.
Death toll in the dis-
trict re-
mained un-
changedat11,895
and the mortality rate
stood at 1.67%.
11,571
NUMBER OF
ACTIVE CASES
ROSE
The total caseload rose
to 79,01,628, and death
toll to 1,47,867. On
Wednesday,
Maharashtra had
recorded 2,701
new cases and
zero fatality.
20 villages
protest
against oil
refinery
Mumbai (PTI): Over
500 villagers staged a
sit-in protest against
an oil refinery project
in Rajapur of Ratna-
giri district, on
Thursday.
The villagers were
protesting against a $60
billion project, which is
being planned at Barsu.
The project was earlier
planned at Nanar, but
there was opposition
from local groups and
the Shiv Sena at the
time.
Residents of 20 vil-
lages, including women
and children, began the
protest at Shivne Khurd
village on Wednesday
and stopped the agita-
tion on Thursday after-
noon, said an official.
The protest began af-
ter some government
officials came to the
area to measure land,
carryoutadronesurvey
and test the soil in the
region, the official said.
District Guardian
Minister Uday Samant
said no decision will be
taken without taking
the views of both the
sides into considera-
tion.

S
onam Kapoor is celebrating a
joyful year round the sun as the
actress marks her 37th birth-
day. This year is even more
special for Sonam as the actress
is pregnant and will be ex-
pecting her first
child in a few
months. On her
birthday, Sonam
took to Insta-
gram to share
her state of
mind. Sharing a
series of stun-
ning photos in a
pristine white
outfit, Sonam
revealed that
this birthday
she’s choosing
to dress how
she feels de-
spite the nay-
sayers and
haters.
S
ara Ali Khan might only be a few films old
in B-Town, however, she has found her
space in the big and glamourous world of
showbiz. Within a few years since her debut
in 2018, in the film Kedarnath, Sara has emerged
as one of the most popular actresses among the
newbies in the tinsel town. Apart from showcas-
ing her potential in films, Sara also dishes out fit-
ness goals to her fans, followers, and admirers now
and then. The actress is often clicked outside her
gym or after her pilates session. Apart from that, she
too shares a sneak-peek of her workout session on her
social media space now and then.
S
hilpa Shetty is
one of the most
admired ac-
tresses in B-
Town. She is adored
by everyone for her
bubbly nature and for
the energy she brings
wherever she goes.
Apart from being an
actor and a mother,
the actress also judg-
es reality shows,
hosts talk shows,
takes yoga lessons,
and writes books for
health freaks. The
diva turned 47 yester-
day and she threw an
intimate party that
was attended by
friends, family, and
colleagues. Harman
Baweja, Sasha Ram-
chandani, Shamita
Shetty, and Raj Kun-
dra were among the
few that attended
the actress’
47th birthday
celebration.
D
isha Patani made her Bollywood debut with Neeraj Pan-
dey’s directorial MS Dhoni: The Untold Story and gave
several hits like ‘Baaghi 2’, ‘Malang’, ‘Radhe Radhe:
Your Most Wanted Bhai’ alongside Salman Khan, and
Jackie Shroff. The actress often turns heads for fitness, train-
ing videos, music videos style quotient, or bikini pic-
tures. Meanwhile, the ‘Baaghi 2’ actress has shared
a picture on her IG stories and seems like Di-
sha is sleep-deprived. In the picture, Disha is
seen wearing a black tube top and her ex-
pressions say that she hasn’t slept in a while.
B
ollywood actress Katrina Kaif sent Vi-
gnesh Shivan and Nayanthara lots of
love as she congrat-
ulated the couple.
The latest hands-on wed-
ding photos of the new-
lyweds’ couple, Nayan-
thara and Vignesh
Shivan are spectacu-
lar and they looked
nothing less than an
Indian fairytale cou-
ple. So royal, happy
and full of love. Nay-
anthara and Vignesh Shivan tied the knot
in traditional ceremonies in the Mahaba-
lipuram. As they couldn’t get married in
Tirupati, they especially invited almost
20 priests to perform the wedding rituals.
According to the sources, “20 priests from
Tiruttani, Vadapala-
ni, Mylapore and Ka-
likambal temple
have performed
the Hindu rit-
uals which
started in
the pres-
ence of
f r i e n d s
and the
family
.”
09
MUMBAI | FRIDAY,
JUNE 10, 2022
aran Johar returns to the
family-driven romantic
comedy space with his next
directorial,RockyAurRani
Ki Prem Kahani. It rides on
a formidable ensemble of
Dharmendra, Jaya Bach-
chan, Shabana Azmi, Ranveer
Singh and Alia Bhatt among oth-
ers and is gearing up for a Valen-
tines Day 2023 release. The shoot
is going on at a brisk space and
now here is an exclusive update
on this much-awaited film. Ac-
cording to the sources, Janhvi Ka-
poor, Sara Ali Khan and Ananya
Panday have a cameo in Rocky
Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The
threeleadingladieswillbeapart
of a quirky dance number in
Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kaha-
ni. They might have had a cou-
ple of scenes in the film. The
details have been kept under
wraps, but the cameo of the
trio is confirmed in Rocky
Aru Rani Ki Prem Kahani,
revealed a source.
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PREM
KAHANI
SLEEP-DEPRIVED
STUNNING SHILPA
PREGNANT
PREGNANT
POWERFUL
POWERFUL

SARA'S
WORKOUT
ROUTINE
WEDDINGBELLS
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Sara Ali Khan
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Nayanthara
Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan
during their marriage ceremony
Ananya Panday Janhvi Kapoor Disha Patani
ROCKY AUR RANI KI

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KASHISH CHOUDHARY, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A social obligation may
make you waste your time.
Financial front looks okay
but don’t let up on savings.
Excellent man management skills will
help you in managing many things at
once on the professional front. Eating
right and remaining active will help
maintain good health.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Keeping a tab on others
will help strengthen your
position on the academic
front. Peace prevails on the
home front. Your bank balance is
likely to swell and make you
financially secure. Good performance
is likely to get recognition for you on
the professional front.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
All property matters will be
resolved favourably.
Adding to your comfort on
the domestic front can be
one of your aims today. Your
suggestions at work are likely to be
appreciated and implemented too.
Joining a gym or meditation classes
is good for a healthy body and mind.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Converting a freehold
property into builder floors
is possible and will prove a
win-win situation for all.
Doing exceptionally well on the
academic front will add to your
prestige. Some recognition awaits
those in a government job. A new
health product will help in weight loss.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Good preparation will keep
you in contention in a
competition. Money comes
from unexpected sources .
Hiring party agreeing to the terms
and conditions for a payment will be
like a financial coup for those
freelancing. You will take up an
exercise regimen for fitness.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Financially, you will feel
more secure now, than
before. Judicious spending
will help you save much.
Don’t pick up an argument at
workplace as it can go against you.
Wayside food is best avoided,
especially during this season. Family
life will be immensely fulfilling.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Parents are likely to give
you a free hand in
something you wanted to
do all by yourself.
Whatever preparations you have
done for an exam or competition will
be enough to see you through.
Someone may plan to take you out
for a meal, so remain available!
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will find someone
knowledgeable enough to
discuss a complex
property matter. Finan-
cially, you could not have been on a
sounder wicket, as money flows in. A
new deal is in the offing for
businessperson and is likely to prove
lucrative in the future.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A function at home is likely
to keep you busy and
entertained. You can be
invited to a social function.
Less workload at work will give you
adequate time to pursue some
personal commitments. Joining a
gym or starting an exercise routine is
indicated on the fitness front.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Don’t expect any
concessions on the promo-
tional front, but the system
will not be unfair to you.
Those suffering from a lifestyle
disease will succeed in getting it
under control. Your innovations on
the home front will be much
appreciated by the family members.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Getting a very suitable
accommodation is
foreseen for those who are
desperate for it. A good
earning will keep your coffers
brimming and keep you in high
spirits. Financially, you are likely to
find yourself on the top of the world.
A good day for you.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Marital relationship will get
strengthened by mutual
give and take. Those travel-
ling by road are likely to
make good time. You may find
yourself growing financially strong.
Your inputs on the professional front
will be much appreciated. Overall a
good day for you.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
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Jaipur Blue Pottery Art
Craft is not only our shop
but it is a blessing from
my father. I have gotten
this art as a heritage from
my family and I am taking
this forward with my whole
heart.
—MOHIUDDIN AQIL
Rajsthan Handicrafts is an
intense rigour for handicrafts
and other traditional arts
have unflinchingly commit-
ted to preserving the Indian
heritage. We are working to
promote our local artists in
the whole of India.
—SHOAIB KHAN
My father was an artist
and I have inherited this
beautiful art from him, I
want people to remember
him through the art he
created. After his demise
we had stopped creating
handicrafts but I will surely
try my best to restart his
beautiful legacy in Jodhpur.
We need to promote this
beautiful local art in India.
—KULDEEP KHANDELWAL
With the beginning of globalization, the market is facing
severe competition in the global market. These products are
typically perceived as traditional, old-fashioned and
antithetical to modern tastes. Though competition is hard
and my firm Yogita Crafts is struggling to survive.
—GOPAL ASERI
ABHISHEK GUPTA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
he World’s
H a n d i c r a f t s
Day, June 10,
should be used
to reflect on
the World’s
Craft Coun-
cil’s founding princi-
ples, which include
promoting the eco-
nomic development of
crafts through crafts-
related activities in all
of its regions.
Otunba Olusegun
Runsewe, the Direc-
tor-General of the Na-
tional Council for Arts
and Culture, made the
plea in Abuja on World
Handicraft Day.
He explained that
the World Craft Coun-
cil was founded in 1964
to promote friendship,
foster economic devel-
opment through in-
c o m e - g e n e r a t i n g
craft-related activi-
ties, and organise art-
related exchange pro-
grammes and exhibi-
tions, all with the goal
of encouraging and
advising craftsmen all
over the world.
These handicrafts
are the substantial
medium to preserve of
rich traditional art,
heritage and culture,
traditional skills and
talents which are as-
sociated with people’s
lifestyle and history.
They provide ample
opportunities for em-
ployment even with
low capital invest-
ments and become a
prominent medium
for foreign earnings.
City First brings to
you visionary boards
of the speactular mak-
ers of handicrafts in
Jaipur.
T
HANDICRAFT
HANDICRAFT
A TRANSMISSION OF FEELING
A TRANSMISSION OF FEELING

kirts aren’t
given enough
credit. Trou-
sers and jeans,
as well as
skirts and
even shorts,
are frequently dis-
cussed. But what about
skirts? No. They’re rel-
egated to the bottom of
the fashion food chain,
where they’re worn
regularly but seldom
highlighted. We believe
it is critical that we ex-
plore the often-over-
looked silhouette and
begin to give it the at-
tention it deserves.
A-LINE SKIRT
Forthepear-shapedphy-
sique, the A-line skirt is
ideal. When putting flat,
this skirt is normally
knee-length and produc-
es a triangle shape. It’s a
simple to sew solution
that works well with a
variety of fabrics. The
A-line skirt is a beauti-
ful skirt option since it
flares out softly from the
waist and does not cling
to the hips. A-line skirts
are generally fitted at
the waist and as such
need shaping in the
form of darts or a gently
curving waistband.
ASYMMETRICAL SKIRT
The asymmetrical lines
formed by the cloth cut
and the varying levels
of the hems are impor-
tant to the design of this
skirt. Asymmetrical
skirts are cut diagonal-
ly across the body, with
one side being lower
than the other. A high-
low skirt, on the other
hand, has asymmetry in
the front and back.
BOX PLEAT SKIRT
The box pleat skirt is a
variant of the pleated
skirt style. Allowing the
pleat’s two folds to con-
nect and produce the
box component of the
pleat results in a box
pleat. The pleated de-
sign is repeated all the
way around the skirt.
To give the skirt volume
and form, box pleat
skirts are frequently
fashioned of heavier
materials.
BUBBLE SKIRT
The bubble skirt puffs
out at the hem because
the fabric of the hem is
gathered onto a band
instead of a turned up
hem. This band is kept
under the skirt so the
top of the skirt ‘bub-
bles’ over the band.
Bubble skirts tend to be
cut above the knee as
any longer adds a lot of
volume to the skirt.
GATHERED SKIRT
The gathered skirt is a
very straightforward
style to follow. These
types of skirts are gath-
ered onto the waist-
band. The fullness of
the skirt is determined
by the amount of fabric
in the skirt part of the
pattern and the gathers
pulled up to fit onto the
waistband. A gathered
skirt can
be any length
from short to full
length. It is best
in fine to medium
weight fabrics.
PLEATED SKIRT
The pleated effect of
this skirt varies with
the size of the pleats.
Knife pleats that sit
flush with the body
of the skirt are flat-
tering. Pleated
skirts are worn in
different lengths
and with differ-
ent size pleats.
Pleated skirts
are often made in
synthetic fabrics
that can be
permanently
pressed so
the pleats
do not fall
out when
washed.
ETC
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ROCK
ROLL
IN MINI
SKIRTS

City First brings to you
six skirt trends that will
shape your wardrobes in
2022 as we could all use
a little dose of happiness
these days, and this
selection of fall skirts
might do just that.
S
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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